State audit faults SC disability agency
January 5th, 2009From the Greenville [SC] News:
A state audit has found that the South Carolina agency that oversees services for people with developmental disabilities has not been adequately following up on health and safety risks at residential facilities.
The audit by the state’s Legislative Audit Council said the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs reviews the quality of its adult residential facilities only about one-third as frequently as other states, and didn’t adequately follow up when it found such potential health and safety risks as expired food, missing smoke detectors and water heaters set too hot.
It also said the department lacks sufficient independent quality reviews of residential facilities, and said the practice of licensing some of its own facilities poses a conflict of interest that “can impede objective reviews.”
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